NHL game summary from October 22, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (2-6-0) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
 Atlanta Flames (5-4-0) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1: ATL, Bill Clement 4 (Ken Houston, Ed Kea), 3:01
VAN, Garry Monahan 3 (John Grisdale, Don Lever), 5:58
2: VAN, Dennis Ververgaert 3 (Ralph Stewart, Dennis Kearns), 1:25
VAN, Dennis Ververgaert 4 (Dennis Kearns), 6:17
ATL, Tom Lysiak 3 (Richard Mulhern, Eric Vail), 7:31 - PP
VAN, John Gould 3 (Garry Monahan), 16:16
3: VAN, Bob Dailey 1 (Don Lever, Dennis Kearns), 4:35
ATL, Guy Chouinard 2 (Eric Vail, Hilliard Graves), 8:34 - PP
Penalties:
1: Ed Kea, ATL [Tripping] 6:54
Bob Dailey, VAN [Elbowing] 7:47
2: Harold Snepsts, VAN [Tripping] 7:06
Tim Ecclestone, ATL [Hi-sticking] 10:27
Bobby Simpson, ATL [Fighting] 18:20
Mike Robitaille, VAN [Fighting] 18:20
3: Garry Monahan, VAN [Interference] 7:57
Dennis Kearns, VAN [Cross checking] 14:55
Penalty time: VAN: 13 minutes
ATL: 9 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Robitaille | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Dailey | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Mike Walton | 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Fortier | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Rick Blight | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 10 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| John Grisdale | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Gould | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Andy Spruce | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry O'Flaherty | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Garry Monahan | 24 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Ralph Stewart | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Curt Ridley | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 42 | ||||||
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Richard Mulhern | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Flett | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Tim Ecclestone | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Bowness | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Hilliard Graves | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Kea | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Simpson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Dan Bouchard | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 12-21- 9-42
ATL: 6-11-16-33
Goalies: VAN: Curt Ridley (W, 2-2-0)
ATL: Dan Bouchard (L, 3-2-0)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Gordon Broseker
Attendance: 9,702
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